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PINNED Respect $HOME/.config/go/env
After adding eval $(/path/to/goz-env) in .profile, each time I log in to OMVS, I get 3 or 4 lines about $COMPILER_PATH. Can you add config to turn this off, please? Second, even if I have $HOME/.config/go/env (per XDG spec), go env says that `go` ...

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IDz SPOOL view show output in HEX

When using IDz's Remote System Explorer to view JES spool output, an option to view the hex values of the output should be given. Some program displays are not textual and seeing the underlying hex values is needed.
almost 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Remote System Explorer 4 Not under consideration

CICS Explorer - ability to view and filter SIT parms for multiple regions

Resubmitting old RFE that still would be of use during problem analysis. https://ideas.ibm.com/ideas/CICSTS-I-876 https://ideas.ibm.com/ideas/CICSTS-I-2081 Currently the CICS SIT parms (for combined, JCL, SYSIN etc) can only be displayed in an Att...
8 months ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 1 Not under consideration

Ignore unexpected fields in the Response to apiRequester call in Open API V2

We have CICS Transactions issuing apiRequester calls to various distributed applications. Occasionally we find that these distributed applications may add new fields to the response as part of a new release, often without notifying the application...
8 months ago in z/OS Connect 1 Not under consideration

generic BAQCSTUB in SBAQLIB to merge SBAQLIB and SBAQLIB1

Please merge SBAQLIB and SBAQLIB1 into a single dataset or use distinct program names across the two datasets. Using unique program names when unique functionality is required allows customers to use LinkList to pull the version of zOS Connect int...
8 months ago in z/OS Connect 1 Not under consideration

Calculates the AIU’s percentage busy for z/VM & z/Linux

Enhance IzPCA tables to calculate the AIU’s percentage busy for z/VM & z/Linux. Details: We're currently using a z16 CEC and the customer would like to measure the AIU’s processor utilization. The tests are happening in a zLINUX server. This s...

Intranet Server so where non-IBM employees can access our Documentation offline.

Currently, IBM documentation can only be accessed and downloaded internally. There is no intranet server for customers to download/configure and customers cannot access the documentation externally. The current process is to download the IBM deskt...
almost 2 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Documentation 1 Not under consideration

Provide Alert capability in Omegamon/IMS Classic for TPIPE QCT

The current alert facility in Omegamon/IMS Classic does not have the capability to inform a user that a particular TPIPE has something queued in it. The QCT field in the /DIS TMEMBER TPIPE command is what we want to be trapped and reported on.
almost 4 years ago in IBM OMEGAMON for IMS on z/OS / Product functionality 0 Future consideration

DFHDPLOY without the need of CPSM (CMAS)

Use the DFHDPLOY / UNDPLOY utility without the need of being into a CICSPLEX architecture.
over 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 3 Not under consideration

For the initonly option, add the capability to have JCL generated using pgm=HPSCMAIN when the DB has multiple DSGs.

The current init process only allows for fast path and full function db initialization if only one dsg and a primary index is associated with the database. Our team has several applications that have dbs that need to be initialized in the event of...
over 1 year ago in IMS Recovery Solution Pack for z/OS / Recovery 4 Future consideration

zCEE - mechanism to pass parameters to zosconnect_authToken

We are using the zCEE to retrieve a JSON Web Token (JWT) from a third-party authorization server and pass it on a request to an API endpoint, as described here:https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zosconnect/3.0?topic=jwt-calling-api-secured-third-partyIn ...
about 3 years ago in z/OS Connect 3 Not under consideration